Niger: our work from January to December 2022
Present in Niger since 1990, the ICRC protects and assists people affected by the consequences of armed conflict or other situations of violence, particularly in Liptako-Gourma and the Lake Chad …
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“The school grounds turned into a battlefield during the fight”: Voices from PNG’s schoolyards
“I was in Grade 4 when the fight broke out. There was a lot of disruption to classes. Shortly after that, I stayed for a year and six months without going to school. I really want to go to school, I …
ICRC President Spoljaric concludes visit to Moscow: Progress on prisoners of war is urgent
Geneva (ICRC) - During a visit to Moscow over the past two days, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, raised the importance of upholding …
Malaysia: Centre of Military and International Humanitarian Law marks its fifth anniversary
What level of human suffering in armed conflict is tolerable? Does the current environment make space for the human protection and international humanitarian law (IHL) safeguards? These are some of …
Cholera, crowding and creative construction in Lebanon
As cases of cholera and acute watery diarrhoea grip Lebanon, supporting public infrastructure is essential to avoid devastating health and humanitarian consequences. Joe Mclean, from County Mayo in …
Urgent humanitarian needs, prisoners of war top agenda for President Spoljaric’s first visit to Moscow
18-01-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric is visiting Moscow this week to discuss urgent humanitarian concerns with government officials and the Russian Red Cross. The 2-day visit …
Present and engaged: How the ICRC responds to armed conflict and violence in cities
Consequences of armed conflict and other violence can be severe in cities, especially in situations of protracted urban warfare and urban violence – We have seen it in Colombia, Honduras, Libya, the …
Mexico: ICRC urges to remove concept of unlocated person from missing persons law
16-01-2023 Mexico City. Five years ago the Missing Persons Act entered into force on the back of unprecedented citizen action in Mexico led by the families of missing people. The regional delegation …
Nutrition for Hospitalized Patients: Nutritional Care for Adult and Paediatric Patients Hospitalized in Surgical and Intensive Care Units
Surgical procedures and trauma are a shock to the body and provoke a metabolic stress response, which impacts the patient’s nutritional status by inducing changes in how all nutrients are metabolized …
DR Congo : the ongoing emergency in Rutshuru
The humanitarian crisis triggered by clashes between the Congolese army and fighters from the March 23 Movement (M23) in Rutshuru territory, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the …
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